Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2013 | |||
Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
Black Vulture | 0 | 9 | 60 |
Turkey Vulture | 102 | 337 | 709 |
Osprey | 59 | 815 | 2971 |
Bald Eagle | 15 | 73 | 279 |
Northern Harrier | 42 | 282 | 510 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1337 | 7134 | 10160 |
Cooper's Hawk | 218 | 1427 | 2357 |
Northern Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Red-shouldered Hawk | 5 | 22 | 23 |
Broad-winged Hawk | 12 | 164 | 515 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 19 | 64 | 191 |
Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Golden Eagle | 1 | 2 | 2 |
American Kestrel | 272 | 1178 | 3011 |
Merlin | 133 | 527 | 1059 |
Peregrine Falcon | 18 | 813 | 1117 |
Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mississippi Kite | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total: | 2233 | 12848 | 22966 |
Observation start time: | 05:45:00 |
Observation end time: | 16:30:00 |
Total observation time: | 10.75 hours |
Official Counter | Tom Reed |
Observers: |
Weather:
Seasonably mild and clear throughout. Winds NW 10-20mph.
Raptor Observations:
A nice flight that took a while to develop and peaked during the afternoon hours.
Non-raptor Observations:
Yellow-rumped Warbler (3500+), American Robin (500+), Parasitic Jaeger (3), Chimney Swift (100+)
Predictions:
Increasing clouds, 67F, winds SE 5-10mph.